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Japan’s new rules for curbing ivory trade won’t work, many experts say

Japan’s new rules for curbing ivory trade won’t work, many experts say

by Adam Cruise | Apr 9, 2019 | News

Rachel Nuwer, National Geographic Starting July 1, anyone in Japan who wishes to register and sell a whole elephant tusk must first prove its age through carbon dating. According to Ministry of the Environment officials, the new measure is meant to ensure that...
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